<一> 例句
The professor with a number of students was doing experiments in chemistry lab at that time.
那時教授帶了很多學生正在實驗室做化學實驗。
<二> 語法分析
句子的主語是單數(shù),盡管后面帶有with, as well as, rather than, like, but, except, besides和along等連接的名詞,謂語仍用單數(shù)形式。但在口語中,有時根據(jù)觀念一致的原則,謂語可以用復數(shù)形式。連詞or, either...or, neither...nor, whether..or, not only...but also和not...but等連接并列主語,謂語的單復數(shù)依從臨近原則來決定。關系代詞who, that, which等在定語從句中做主語,謂語動詞的數(shù)應與先行詞的數(shù)一致。
<三> 觸類旁通
(1)A cart and horse was seen in the sistance.
遠處可見一輛馬拉車。
語法分析:如果and連接的兩個詞是指同一個人、同一事物或同一概念,則句子謂語用單數(shù)形式。
(2)Nobody except Miss Mary is to join us.
除了瑪麗小姐沒有人要參加到我們中間來。
語法分析:主語是單數(shù),謂語仍用單數(shù)形式。
(3)Not one but all of us are hoping to be there.
不是一個人而是我們大家都希望去那里。
語法分析:由連接詞的并列主語,謂語的數(shù)依據(jù)臨近原則來確定。
(4)None of our parents is a driver.
我們的父母沒有一個是司機。
語法分析:在由noen, either, no和one等作主語時,謂語動詞一般用單數(shù)形式。
(5)Lots of damage was caused by the flood.
洪水帶來很大的破壞。
語法分析:a lot of, lots of等+名詞構成的主語,謂語動詞的數(shù)依據(jù)主語部分中后面的名詞數(shù)而定。
(6)Where is your teacher and classmates?
你的老師和同學在哪里?
語法分析:在倒裝句中,謂語動詞往往和其后的第一個主語保持一致。
<四>鞏固練習
1. Where [be] the watch and chain?
2. Smoke and fod [be] often called clever.
3. She, like you and Tom, [be] very clever.
4. The teacher with some of her pupils [be] cleaning the classroom.
5. You or I [be] going to receive them this afternoon.
6. Many a desk and many a bench [be] to be taken out of the room.
7. More than one [be] killed in the battle.
8. Part of the students here very clever.
9. A number os pages in the book [be] broken.
10. The number of students [be] boys in our classroom.
11. One-third of the students [be] boys in our classroom.
12. Four million frances [be] very hones and hard-working.
13. The goverment [be] very honest and hard working.
14. Mankind [make] progress.
答案:1. is 2. is 3. is 4. was. 5. am 6. is 7. was 8. are 9. are 10. is 11. are 12. is 13. are 14 has been making.